(November 13, 2021 at 8:56 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:(November 13, 2021 at 7:40 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote: Oh, don't get me wrong. I like it too.
Probably once a year I need a reminder why eating at MacDonald's is a terrible idea.
Two Big Macs, large fries, and a large chocolate shake. OMG, it tastes so good!
But I feel like shit for three days afterwards. Funny, how that works.
I actually re-loaded the page on this one, thinking there was some kind of browser error.
I'm a fucking idiot...
I grew up loving fast food. Fish 'n' Chips, meat pies and pasties. When I started going to discos, the night would usually end with a trip to a nearby greasy spoon for a steak sandwich or a hamburger with the lot (Aussie hamburgers usually have a slice of beetroot)
I think the American fast food chains began arriving in late 70's. When McDonalds arrived they announced that they would not be paying our award wages, but a lot less. They were quickly disabused of that notion by our government.
Today I can remember where I had my last fast food hamburgers, but not when. Pretty sure it's over 20 years. Never really liked the hamburgers but quite liked the chips (french fries) and the strange goo they called a shake.
So I didn't really enjoy US fast food, especially McDonald's which were always soggy. About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, so no more fast food of any kind. No real loss.
I guess if Maccas went, kids leaving school with no skills would need to look elsewhere for a McJob.
Australia has a rich cafe culture, where one can get a good coffee for a few dollars. Starbucks arrogantly assumed we'd love them. We didn't and they've never taken off here.
I'm not much of a coffee drinker. I think though that what made Starbucks work here is that there is one on every corner, not to mention in a lot of large office buildings. Want a coffee on the way to work - there's probably several on your route. It's also a popular place for people to meet (I've even had a job interview at one - not for a job there but met potential boss there). Free Wi-Fi is also a big draw. I don't think I have been to one in over two years but did go to a coffee shop a couple weeks ago with my boss and noticed that not only was the coffee drink good that I ordered, but it was about 1/2 to 2/3 of the price something similar would have been at Starbucks. But their location is not as accessible as Starbucks.
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